tezcatl (MH504v)

tezcatl (MH504v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element for a mirror (tezcatl) has been carved from the compound glyph for the personal name Tezcamitl. This frontal view of the mirror shows a round dark center, suggesting obsidian, and a white ring around that. There are some hash marks in the white perimeter.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

It remains to be determined whether the hash marks around the mirror suggest "shine."

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle, circular or rounded
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
shimmer, vibrance, shine with warmth & movement
Keywords: 

mirrors, espejos

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

tezca(tl), mirror, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tezcatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el espejo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 504v, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=88&st=image

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

See Also: 

tezcatl (Mdz12r)

tezcatl (TR27r)

tezcatl (Mdz20v)

Tezcatl (MH642r)